0%

All mermaid synonyms

mer·maid
M m

noun mermaid

  • imp — a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
  • goblin — a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
  • gnome — GNU Network Object Model Environment
  • leprechaun — a dwarf or sprite.
  • gremlin — a mischievous invisible being, said by airplane pilots in World War II to cause engine trouble and mechanical difficulties.
  • siren — Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
  • nymph — one of a numerous class of lesser deities of mythology, conceived of as beautiful maidens inhabiting the sea, rivers, woods, trees, mountains, meadows, etc., and frequently mentioned as attending a superior deity.
  • puck — Also called Hobgoblin, Robin Goodfellow. a particularly mischievous sprite in English folklore who appears as a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
  • brownie — Brownies are small flat biscuits or cakes. They are usually chocolate flavoured and have nuts in them.
  • pixie — a fairy or sprite, especially a mischievous one.
  • genie — Islamic Mythology. jinn.
  • spirit — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
  • fay — a female given name, form of Faith.
  • hob — a hobgoblin or elf.
  • sprite — an elf, fairy, or goblin.
  • sylph — a slender, graceful woman or girl.
  • bogie — an assembly of four or six wheels forming a pivoted support at either end of a railway coach. It provides flexibility on curves
  • fairy — (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
  • goddess — a female god or deity.
  • naiad — (sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
  • nymphet — a young nymph.
  • dryad — a deity or nymph of the woods.
  • jezebel — Also, Douay Bible, Jezabel. the wife of Ahab, king of Israel. I Kings 16:31.
  • seductress — a woman who seduces.
  • sorceress — a woman who practices sorcery; witch.
  • delilah — Samson's Philistine mistress, who deprived him of his strength by cutting off his hair (Judges 16:4–22)
  • lorelei — a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
  • elf — A supernatural creature of folk tales, typically represented as a small, elusive figure in human form with pointed ears, magical powers, and a capricious nature.
  • enchanter — A person who uses magic or sorcery, esp. to put someone or something under a spell.
  • vamp — a seductive woman who uses her sensuality to exploit men.
  • enchantress — A woman who uses magic or sorcery, esp. to put someone or something under a spell.
  • nix — nothing.
  • nereid — (sometimes lowercase) Classical Mythology. any of the 50 daughters of Nereus; a sea nymph.
  • oceanid — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
  • kelpie — Australian kelpie.
  • water sprite — a sprite or spirit inhabiting the water, as an undine.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?